Alpha Cities

Interactive maps and prayer guides for the 49 cities the Globalization and World Cities Research Network classifies as Alpha — the places most deeply woven into the world's political, financial and cultural life.

49Cities
4Tiers
1,150+Districts mapped
6Prayer categories per city

2 cities

Alpha++

The two cities ranked most integrated with the global economy: London and New York.

8 cities

Alpha+

Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Shanghai, Paris, Dubai, Tokyo and Sydney.

17 cities

Alpha

Major world cities of substantial global reach, from Seoul to Kuala Lumpur.

22 cities

Alpha−

The cities completing the classification, from Luxembourg to New Delhi.

What each city page holds

Every city has its own page with an interactive map — a mosaic view of its districts, a zone map laying those same districts over real geography, and a street-level view of the actual place — alongside a six-part prayer guide covering authority and government, spiritual darkness, social and moral issues, health, wealth and provision, and family and relationships. Every guide closes with the same two anchors: God's authority over the seven centers of power, and God's will and light to overcome darkness.

A shared closing prayer

For God's authority over the seven centers of power — government, military, media, business, education, family, and the Church — and for God's will and light to overcome darkness, bringing salvation, deliverance, healing, revival, and harvest, in every city on this list.

City classification: GaWC, The World According to GaWC 2024. Populations are rounded approximations for scale, not precise counts.